Amelia said that the 48 hours since she had heard the news that she might come back were 'the most stressful two days of my life, but so worth it'

She
gushed after her performance: 'Oh God, I've been so emotional
backstage, I cannot believe I'm back in. Thank you everybody for
believing in me.'

Brought the house down: Amelia performed with total confidence despite being weeks behind the other contestants

Landslide: The 17-year-old won 48 per cent of
the public vote after the original four rejects were recalled following
Frankie Cocozza's departure

'I've always wanted to be a star ever
since I was a little girl. Performing on the first live show was the
most incredible experience of my life,' she added.

'I could not believe it when I heard that there was a chance to come back into the competition.'

Louis
Walsh enthused after her song: 'I don't know what to say, that was an
amazing powerful vocal, I think now you're going to get to show your
proper talent. I want you to go far in the competition.'

Tulisa continued: 'All the other acts have had weeks to progress, and you've come in now at the same level as them.'

Triumph: The audience exploded as Dermot O'Leary welcomed Amelia back to the show

'In cuckoo-land': A dazed Amelia tried to describe to Dermot how it felt to be back

Usually reticent Gary Barlow was
especially generous, enthusing: 'Let's just recap. 48 hours ago you get
the call. You come back to the X Factor, and you give THAT performance.
That was absolutely sensational. From somebody who knows, the great
British public love a comeback.'

When
Dermot asked Amelia how it felt to receive such positive critique she
stuttered: 'It's like cuckoo land! My legs were shaking, but I'm so
happy to be back.'

Kitty
Brucknell opened the show with Queen's Don't Stop Me Now. The singer
said of the Lady Gaga versus Queen theme: 'I think this week was made
for me.'

Who's laughing now? Kelly Rowland teased Gary
Barlow about the fact that she now has three acts in the competition
versus his two

Welcome back! Louis said that Amelia's gave an 'amazing powerful vocal'

Emotional moment: The teen was silent as the judges gave their verdict on her comeback song

Kitty had been devastated when Misha B
designated to sing Born This Way by Kelly Rowland, but cheered up for
her performance, which garnered favourable critique from the judges.

Tulisa
opened with: 'That song suited you down to the ground, it was
energetic, a bit camp,' while Kelly called it 'a great performance

Gary
said: You've been in the bottom two, you've come back fighting. Louis
does always pick good some for you, credit where credit's due. But wear
less makeup next week, I feel like the less you do the more we'll feel.

And Louis added: 'Of all the people I've had to mentor, you're easily the best.'

Don't Stop Her Now! Kitty Brucknell opened the show with a rendition of Queen's classic hit

Perfect fit: Tulisa said that the energetic song suited Kitty down to the ground

Craig took to the stage next to perform Paparazzi by Lady Gaga.His confident if somewhat predictable performance was impressive, given he had been unable to take part in rehearsals earlier.

'I couldn't sing today, my voice completely went. I didn't rehearse on stage today, that was my first time,' he admitted after the song.

The
judges gave him the thumbs up however, with Tulisa saying: 'That was
your best performance ever. It's really rare, but you brought out the
same emotions I felt in your first audition today.'

Heartfelt: Craig Colton gave a powerful performance of Lady Gaga's Paparazzi despite being unable to rehearse earlier in the day

Little Mix performed Lady Gaga's duet with Beyonce, Telephone.

Jesy,
who has been the victim of cyber-bullying over her weight had broken
down during rehearsals, but there was no sign of of nerves as she belted
out the hit song.

Kelly
gave a mixed response, saying: 'You started off a little shaky, but got
stronger as the song progressed. But you really need to tighten up
those harmonies.'

Gary brought the tone down when he kicked off:
'I am a little disappointed. I feel like it's getting a little
predictable, the Pop/R&B song. I think it was too obvious a song
choice- maybe Tulisa is running out of ideas for you.'

Too predictable? Little Mix gave a great performance as ever, but Gary felt they ought to try something a bit difference

But Kelly then interrupted to
defend Tulisa's choice, declaring: 'they are a touch away from In
Vogue,' and Tulisa added: 'I'm certainly not running out of ideas.'

Janet
Devlin, who turned 17 today, admitted that she had been devestated by
the negative comments on last week's show, and said that she would be
stripping it back this week.

'It's all about the voice' she declared.'

She
gave a soulful rendition of Queen's Somebody To Love which had Louis
gushing: 'You are a recording artist, I can see you in the final now.'

Bit samey? Janet Devlin performed Queen's Somebody To Love, but some judges felt she is getting a little dull

Disappointed? Though Janet gave a soulful
performance, she had hoped for more positive feedback after last week's
negative comments

Tulisa was reserved with her
commentary, musing: 'It was great, but I'm starting to feel you're a
little one-dimensional. I'd have to be in a certain mood to listen to
your album.

Gary took
the negative angle further, saying: 'I hate to say it, but I'm starting
to feel a little bit bored of you. I felt like you weren't making enough
of an effort up there today.'

Kelly however defended her hopeful, retorting: 'This is the Janet we fell in love week.'

Another One Bites The Dust? It doesn't look like
Marcus Collins will after his energetic performance- though Tulisa felt
it was a bit too similar to his previous efforts

Always-energetic
Marcus Collins came out with an enthusiastic rendition of Another One
Bites The Dust, complete with sharp suit and sexy backing dancers.

Louis
jumped in immediately with: 'You're going to be here next week', but
Tulisa was less keen, commenting that she found his performance
'predictable.'

Kelly said she'd like to see him enjoy 'more freedom' on stage.

Gary however protested that the other judges were giving 'tactical critique' and that Marcus was 'already a pop star'

Ready-made pop star: Misha B gave yet another great performance with Gaga's smash hit Born This Way

Misha's performance of Born
This Way got universally good critique, with Tulisa commenting her on
her voice, saying it was easy to forget that she was 'one of the best
vocalists in the competition.'

Even
Gary didn't have a bad word to say- and commended Misha on her work
ethic, saying that he'd noticed her devoting more time to researching
her songs in the house than other contestants.

And Louis gave another 'classic' comparison, calling Misha a 'mini Chaka Khan.'

Consistent: Misha received universally good critique from the judges

Ameila's attitude appears to
have changed since she appeared at the ITV Studios for a press
conference yesterday where she admitted her return was 'bittersweet'.

Frankie,
who was dismissed from the show earlier this week over allegations of
drug boasts, was romantically linked with Amelia during their time on
the show.

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